Table 2 Families, by type of family. Children under 18 years of age. 1974-2005

2	Families, by type of family. Children under 18 years of age. 1974-2005

	Total	Married couples¹		Cohabitant couples with children²

	Total	Without children who live at home	With children who live at home	Cohabitant couples with children²

31.12.1974	932 494	381 635	550 859	..
1.7.1977	938 033	390 357	547 676	..
1.1.1979	938 367	396 721	541 646	..
1.7.1980	933 494	397 560	535 934	..
1.7.1982	930 834	403 426	527 408	..
1.7.1984	921 321	406 925	514 396	..
1.1.1987	898 760	411 302	487 458	..
1.1.1989³	885 395	419 060	466 335	..
1.1.1989³	920 598	459 253	426 127	35 218
1.1.1991	917 351	466 157	404 110	47 084
1.1.1993	913 692	471 270	382 861	59 561
1.1.1995	916 042	473 354	370 220	72 468
1.1.1997	923 005	476 747	365 559	80 699
1.1.1999	927 504	479 216	358 781	89 507
1.1.2000	929 892	480 287	356 913	92 692
1.1.2001⁴	928 879	482 031	354 251	92 597
1.1.2002	928 863	482 221	350 805	95 837
1.1.2003	929 934	483 071	348 815	98 048
1.1.2004	930 477	483 079	346 096	101 302
1.1.2005	932 440	483 173	344 022	105 245

¹	The figure for married couples includes registered partnerships, per 1 January 2005 a total of 1 275 partnerships, 109 of these are registered with children.
²	Cohabitant couples with at least one child in common and living on the same address.
³	Up until 1989 the age limit was 20 years for children. Since then the age limit has been 18. For 1989 figures are given for both age limits.
⁴	Legally separated couples with common children and living on the same address have previously been registered as cohabitant couples. From 1 January 2001 they are excluded from this category.